Dream as a Journey of Self-discovery in Ben Okri’s “Dreaming of Byzantium”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20156465 |
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| Authors | Marcel Khombe Mangwanda (University of South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 69-84 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Literary Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0256-4718 • E-ISSN: 1753-5387 |
| Publisher | Unisa Press (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02564718.2020.1804674 |
| OpenAlex | W3084300664 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This article explores the way in which the dream episode in “Dreaming of Byzantium”, a short story in Ben Okri’s collection Prayer for the Living (2019), serves as a journey of self-discovery. It begins by drawing attention to Okri’s views on journey and dream, two recurring motifs in his work. It then offers a close reading of the short story, paying particular attention to the reality/unreality interplay that appears to underpin much of his work. Analysis of the discourse and content of the dream episode may illuminate the nature of the self-discovery experience the protagonist gains at the end of the story
Art · Dream · Linguistics · Literature · Prayer · Theology · African history and culture studies · Literature, Culture, and Criticism · Philosophy · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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